Why recycle?
Sorting our materials and recycling helps reduce waste at the source and gives materials a second life.
The City’s recyclable materials collection aims at mixed recycling of glass, plastic, metal, and paper. The success of this program relies on the informed participation of each household and adherence to collection guidelines, both in terms of selecting recyclable materials and proper use of the bins.
Collection day
Single family dwellings, apartments, condominiums, schools, daycares:
Mondays, between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Preparing for collection
- The blue bin must be placed at the curb between 7 p.m. on Sunday and 7 a.m. on Monday.
- The wheels and handles of the bin must be facing the residence, at the curb or edge of the sidewalk (do not place it on the street or on the sidewalk).
- The bin must be clean (resident's responsibility).
Since January 1, 2025, the recovery of recyclable materials has been the responsibility of Éco Entreprises Québec throughout the province. To find out what goes in your blue bin, all you have to do is ask yourself: is it a container, packaging or printed matter? If you answer yes, the material goes in your blue recycling bin.
Materials accepted in the blue bin
- Containers: these generally come with a cap or lid.
- Packaging: used to easily transport a product
- Printed matter: paper and other fibres with text, motifs or images
Any container, packaging or printed matter made of plastic, paper/cardboard, glass or metal goes in the blue recycling bin! This includes all flexible plastic bags and packaging (that stretch or not), all rigid plastic containers (no. 1 to no. 7) and Food-grade polystyrene containers and packaging (e.g. trays used for meat or fish, coffee cups, etc.).
Exceptions to bring to the ecocentre
- Aerosols (because they are explosive products)
- Polystyrene (Styrofoam) protective packaging: you can bring it to one of our annual mobile HHW collections
- Battery
- Syringe
- Garden hose
- Garden chairs
- Toy
- Saucepan
- Clothing and fabric
The right moves
- Empty and lightly rinse the containers.
- Remove lids from jars and containers, except for small caps.
- Separate the materials making up the packaging (e.g. a bag of cereals in a box).
- Pellet aluminium foil even if it is slightly soiled before putting it in your bin.
- Unpack and fold your cardboard boxes.
Consult the Bac Impact checklist
For more information and tips on recycling, visit the Bac Impact website.
More detailed list
Important note: The following accepted materials must be *unsoiled*
- Newspapers, flyers, magazines
- Flat cardbord (cereal boxes, laundry detergent boxes, frozen food boxes, etc.)
- Large cardboard boxes
- Egg cartons
- Multi-layered packaging such as milk cartons and juice boxes
- Envelopes (with or without window)
- Paper (including with staples)
- Tissue paper
- Waxed paper
- Cardboard tubes and rolls
- Books
- Telephone directories
The arrow (–>) following any refused material indicates where to dispose of that material.
- Soiled facial paper and paper towel (not containng cleaning solutions) –> Compost
- Soiled pizza boxes –> Compost
- Padded envelope or with bubbles –> Garbage
- Carbon paper –> Garbage
The following accepted materials must be *rinsed*.
- All plastic containers marked with a small triangle bearing # 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 (except PLA)
- Food-grade polystyrene containers and packaging (e.g. trays used for meat or fish, coffee cups, etc.)
- #6 plastic utensils
- Bottles and containers for food or beverages (drinkable yogurt, margarine, etc.)
- Bottles and containers for household items, personal care items (shampoo, detergent, etc.)
- Lids and caps in plastic
- Flexible plastic bags and packaging (single-use, milk bags, frozen food bags, bread bags, sandwich bags, dry cleaning bags, overwraps, etc.)
- Bags of chips
- Cellophane
- Plastic bread clip
- Gardening pots
The arrow (–>) following any refused material indicates where to dispose of that material.
- Polystyrene (Styrofoam) protective packaging –> Ecocentre or City's special collections
- Plastic #7 (PLA) –> Ecocentre
- Plastic toys –> Ecocentre
- Plastic chairs –> Ecocentre
- Discs, CD-ROMs, CD-ROM cases –> Ecocentre
- Pool covers –> Garbage
- Pipes –> Ecocentre or Garbage
- Black plastic bags (trash bags) –> Garbage
- Biodegradable, compostable or corn-based plastic bags –> Garbage
The following accepted materials must be *rinsed*.
- Bottles, jars, and glass containers of all shapes and colors
The arrow (–>) following any refused material indicates where to dispose of that material.
- Glass –> Ecocentre
- Mirrors –> Ecocentre
- Pyrex –> Garbage
- Compact fluorescent lights and fluorescent tubes –> Ecocentre or City's special collections
The following accepted materials must be *rinsed*.
- Metal cans
- Aluminum cans
- Lids and caps in metal
- Aluminium container (pie plate)
- Aluminium foil
The arrow (–>) following any refused material indicates where to dispose of that material.
- All Aerosol containers –> Ecocentre or City's special collections
- Paint containers, solvents –> Ecocentre or City's special collections
- Batteries –> Ecocentre or City's special collections
- Nails, screws –> Ecocentre
- Pots, pans –> Ecocentre
- Small household appliances (toaster, etc.) –> Ecocentre
- Bicycles –> Ecocentre
Where to dispose of excluded materials?
By depositing your residual materials in the right place, you contribute to the protection of the environment, the proper functioning of our municipal facilities and the safety of the employees who work there.
Damaged bin
The blue bin is the City’s property. To have a damaged bin repaired or replaced, please contact the Public Works Department by email at travauxpublics@ddo.qc.ca or by phone at 514-684-1010.
Information
- Public Works Department
- travauxpublics@ddo.qc.ca
- 514-684-1010